Gasteruption visaliae ( Bradley, 1909 ) Foenus visaliae Bradley, 1909: 40 Gasteruption visaliae : Kieffer, 1912: 236 Hedicke, 1939: 34 Carlson, 1979: 1118 Hoebeke, 1980: 24 Rhydinofoenus visaliae : Townes, 1950: 130 Townes, 1951: 661 Parker and Bohart, 1966: 95 A revision of Gasteruption Latreille (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae) in the Neotropical Region 3030 Macedo, Antonio Carlos Cruz Zootaxa 2011 2011-09-16 3030 1 1 62     Gasteruption visaliae( Bradley, 1909)( Figs. 25, 27h)     Foenus visaliae Bradley, 1909: 40(description).     Gasteruption visaliae: Kieffer, 1912: 236(in key), 306 (redescription);  Hedicke, 1939: 34(catalog);  Carlson, 1979: 1118(catalog);  Hoebeke, 1980: 24( holotype).     Rhydinofoenus visaliae: Townes, 1950: 130(in key), 134–135 (redescription);  Townes, 1951: 661(catalog);  Parker and Bohart, 1966: 95(host record).   Diagnosis.Differs from  G. brasilienseby the occipital carina wide dorsally and laterally ( Fig. 25b); and the mesosoma mostly black ( Fig. 25d). Differs from other Neotropical species by the metacoxa with well-defined striae; the propleuron longer than or as long as the pronotum; the mesoscutum punctate rugulose ( Fig. 25c); the occipital carina wide dorsally and laterally ( Fig. 25b); the mesepisternum ( Fig. 25d) and the propodeum areolate; the ovipositor sheath longer than the metasoma, and dark brown, with apex yellow brown ( Fig. 25e); and the fore wing discal cell present.    Redescription.Female( Fig. 25e). Length: 13.3 mm( 11.7–15.1 mm) (n=10); ovipositor sheath length 0.86 (0.83–0.91) × body length.  Head.Subtrapezoidal in dorsal view, as long as wide ( Fig. 25a), punctulate; mandible pre-apical tooth distinct; malar space short, almost separated from gena; posterior ocellus inserted at the level of upper eye margin; occipital carina relatively wide dorsally and laterally ( Fig. 25b). Head length 1.38 (1.29–1.46) × eye length; eye length 18.32 (14.00–23.00) × malar space; distance from posterior ocellus to occipital margin 1.80 (1.57–2.20) × distance between posterior ocelli; 1 stflagellomere 1.10 (0.91–1.22) × as long as scape, 1.47 (1.25–1.67) × as long as pedicel, 0.58 (0.51–0.64) × as long as 2 ndflagellomere. Color: black.  Mesosoma.Propleuron imbricate, with irregular striae; pronotal process distinct; pronotum ventral lobe imbricate rugulose, dorsal and posterior lobes imbricate, area between lobes crenulate; mesonotum rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 25d); mesoscutum punctate rugulose ( Fig. 25c); mesoscutelum rugulose; mesepisternum imbricate dorsally and areolate ventrally; mesepimeron scrobiculate; metapleuron areolate, ventral region with a reduced smooth or rugulose portion; propodeum areolate, longitudinal carina indistinct or present ( Fig. 27h); metacoxa finely striate. Mesosoma (excluding propleuron) 1.96 (1.82–2.13) × as long as high; propleuron 1.87 (1.55–2.35) × longer than its largest wide, 1.12 (1.04–1.25) × pronotum length; metacoxa 2.83 (2.36–3.25) × as long as wide; metatibia 4.77 (4.17–5.16) × as long as wide, 1.45 (1.38–1.50) × as long as femur, 3.10 (2.97–3.35) × as long as 1 sttarsomere. Fore wing discal cell subtrapezoidal or subtriangular; hind wing with 3 hamuli, not equidistant. Color: black, pronotum posterior lobe usually red brown; fore and middle legs with coxa black, trochanter, femur and tibia red brown, tibia with a yellow longitudinal stripe, tarsus yellow, with apical tarsomeres gradually darker than basal ones; hind leg with coxa, trochanter, femur and tibia dark brown, subbasal portion of tibia yellow, 1 sttarsomere yellow, with base dark brown, 2 nd–3 rdyellow, 4 th–5 thdark brown.   FIGURE 25.  Gasteruption visaliae. a: head in dorsal view; b: head in lateral view; c: mesonotum in dorsal view; d: mesosoma in lateral view; e. habitus. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.  Metasoma.Imbricate, 3.10 (2.85–3.22) × as long as mesosoma; subgenital sternun notched, Y-shaped; ovipositor sheath 1.39 (1.29–1.48) × as long as metasoma. Color: dark brown; ovipositor sheath dark brown, with apex yellow brown.  Male.Similar to female; hind tarsus usually entirely dark brown.   Host.  Hylaeus cressoni( Parker and Bohart 1966).  Geographic distribution: USA( Arizona, California, Oregon, Texas) ( Townes 1950); Costa Rica, Mexico( Baja California( Townes 1950), Jalisco, Nuevo León, Quintana Roo, Sonora, Veracruz), Venezuela.   Material examined.  Holotypefemale ( CUICno. 2626):  USA: California: Los Angeles Co., Claremont, C.F.Baker.   Other material.   COSTA RICA: Alajuela:  6 miNW Alajuela,  28.XII.1972, B. & C. Dasch, 1♀( AEIC);   San José, San José, M. Valerio, 1♀( USNM);   MEXICO: Jalisco:Guadalajara, Crawford, 1♀( USNM);   Nuevo León: San Pedro Iturbide,  32 kmW Linares,  5.X.1962, H. & M. Townes, 1♀, 1♂( AEIC);   Quintana Roo:X-can,  VIII.1963, E. Welling, 2♀( CNCI);   Sonora: Ciudad Obregon,  17. V.1961, H. Howden& Martin, 1♀, 1♂( CNCI);   Veracruz: Panuco,  26.II.1971, F. Parker& D. Miller, 1♂( USNM);   VENEZUELA: Mérida: Tabay, La Mucuy,  1900 m,  18. VI–2.VIII–1989, S. & J. Peck, 1♂( AEIC);  Tabay, La Mucuy,  1900 m, streamside meadow,  17. VI– 2.VIII–1989, S. & J. Peck, 5♀, 9♂( CNCI).   Comments.According to Townes (1950)“this seems primarily a Mexican species that occurs also in the adjacent United Statesand in the far west as far north as Oregon”. CUIC Claremont, C. F. United States of America Los Angeles Co. Los Angeles Co. 55 56 1 California holotype [393,1379,475,500] 1972-12-28 AEIC B. & C. Dasch Costa Rica 6 mi NW Alajuela 55 56 1 1 Alajuela USNM San Jose, M & Valerio Costa Rica San Jose 55 56 1 1 Alajuela [621,1270,511,536] USNM Mexico Jalisco 55 56 1 1 Jalisco 1962-10-05 AEIC H. & M. Townes Mexico San Pedro Iturbide 55 56 2 1 1 Nuevo Leon 1963-08 CNCI Welling Mexico Quintana Roo 55 56 2 2 Quintana Roo [556,1432,583,608] 1961-05-17 V, CNCI H. Howden & Martin Mexico Ciudad Obregon 55 56 2 1 1 Sonora [151,918,620,644] 1971-02-26 USNM Parker & Miller Mexico Panuco 55 56 1 1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 1989-06-18 1989-08-02 1989-06-18 VI, AEIC Tabay & La Mucuy & Peck Venezuela 1900 Merida 55 56 1 1 Merida 1989-06-17 1989-08-02 1989-06-17 VI, CNCI La Mucuy & S. & J. Peck Venezuela 1900 Tabay 55 56 14 5 9 Merida